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Myophorella dawsoni

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophorellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Myophorella dawsoni Whiteaves

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyMyophorelloidea(Kobayashi 1954)
MyophorelloidaeKobayashi 1954
familyMyophorellidaeKobayashi 1954
subfamilyMyophorellinaeKobayashi 1954
genusMyophorellaBayle 1878
speciesdawsoniWhiteaves 1878

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Myophorella dawsoni Whiteaves 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:34:20
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:34:20
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Callovian or 170.30000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5Canada (British Columbia) Myophorella dawsoni (138998 139216)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Canada (British Columbia) Myophorella dawsoni (126959 127651 138927 138991 138992 138997 138999 139091 139192 139193 139194 139209 139210 139212 139898)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Alaska) Myophorella dawsoni (139297 139470 139471 139472 139479 139542 139549)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (California) Myophorella dawsoni (139223 139224 139295)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Canada (British Columbia) Myophorella dawsoni (139095)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Canada (Alberta) Myophorella dawsoni (126972 139238)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5USA (Alaska) Myophorella dawsoni (139585)